[nabs-l] Reliable and Accessible Flight Booking App or Website

Mon Feb 20 19:26:32 UTC 2017

I apologize this reply is so late but want to say thank you to
everyone responded.
I ended up using Google Flight to look up the information I needed and
getting sighted assistance when I was actually booking the flight as
Google Flight took me to another web site.
I will have to check out Expedia for future usage. I have been feeling
hesitant to create an account if I was not going to use it because
it's inaccessible.
On another note I have a membership with Southwest but find the IOS
app a bit clumsy to use when it comes to date selection, although I
think the web site is pretty good with JAWS.

Has anyone used Southwest app smoothly?

Best,
Miso

On 2/1/17, Ignasi Cambra via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am a Mac user and find the Expedia site to be very accessible. The Expedia
> and Kayak iPhone apps are also great, and I remember using the Skyscanner
> app some time ago and getting things done quite easily. The problem with
> search engines like Kayak and Skyscanner is that they usually send you to
> other websites to actually purchase tickets, and accessibility on those
> third-party websites isn’t always great. Generally speaking I find Expedia
> to offer the best experience in terms of accessibility both on my desktop
> and on my phone, and their prices are usually just slightly higher than the
> cheapest options available from lesser known travel agents that I see on
> Kayak. The process to buy flight+hotel packages on the Expedia website is
> also the most accessible I can think of. Things are usually labeled properly
> with headings, and forms use standard controls that screen readers should
> recognise easily.
> Sorry for writing so much! Clearly I spend way too much time flying…
> Best,
>
> IC
>> On 31 Jan 2017, at 04:33, Vanna Song via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hmmm, last time I ever booked anything was on the Mac side of things.
>> Sites like expedia and others worked fine with Voice Over. I don't
>> know about the WINDOWS side of things for I have not used those sites
>> with NVDA or JAWS.
>>
>> On 1/30/17, Mason, Amy via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>> I'm looking at a few things dealing with travel sites, and I'd love to
>>> hear
>>> a bit more about the good and bad you are finding on specific sites where
>>> accessibility is concerned. If any of you have the chance, I'd appreciate
>>> a
>>> quick note off list. I'd like to know which sites you are having trouble
>>> with, and what's acting as biggest barriers. I'd also love to know what
>>> you
>>> find is working well for you and why.
>>>
>>> Thanks,.
>>>
>>> Amy Mason
>>> amason at nfb.org
>>> (410) 659-9314 Ext. 2424
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Zachary N.
>>> Griego-Dreicer via NABS-L
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 12:17 PM
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>>> Cc: Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer <zdreicer at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Reliable and Accessible Flight Booking App or
>>> Website
>>>
>>> I've been using http://google.com/flights, it takes a little bit to get
>>> used
>>> to and you have to know the tricks to work with that website— Like using
>>> taba bunch, and the arrow keys, but I found it very accessible to create
>>> an
>>> itinerary and then book directly with the airline. Keep in mind that a
>>> lot
>>> of the Google flights page I just text elements that when clicked on,
>>> they
>>> activate whatever you are doing. The page that actually displays the
>>> flights
>>> gives a link to each flight that is very accessible, and includes the
>>> price
>>> including taxes and fees. Sam airlines, like Southwest, do not interface
>>> with this light section. If you want to do a Southwest flight search, you
>>> can call 888-792-8747, then when it asks what flight number you're
>>> calling
>>> about, say agent and you will be transferred immediately. They can help
>>> you
>>> book flights over the phone at no charge.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone 7 Using VoiceOver
>>>
>>>> On Jan 29, 2017, at 10:51, Katie Wang via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Miso,
>>>>
>>>> The Travelocity website is reasonably accessible, though the flight
>>>> search process can be a little cumbersome to navigate with JAWS. If
>>>> others know of more user-friendly travel booking sites I would love to
>>>> hear about them as well.
>>>>
>>>> Katie
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/29/17, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> I am writing to see if anyone on the list has a recommendation for
>>>>> accessible and reliable flight finding app or website.
>>>>> I've played around with Expedia, Kayak, and Google Flight and few
>>>>> direct aireline apps like Southwest and Delta. I think some of them
>>>>> are decently accessible but  I am not greatly satisfied with any one
>>>>> of them.
>>>>> I have an iPhone and JAWS 16 fyi.
>>>>> I am trying to compare flights in terms of its times and price.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Miso Kwak
>>>>>
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Mi So Kwak
University of California, Los Angeles | 2017
Psychology B.A. | Education Studies Minor | Disability Studies Minor
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